Reports | January 27, 2008 18:59

[lang_nl]Aronian en Carlsen winnaars 70e Corus[/lang_nl][lang_en]Aronian and Carlsen win 70th Corus[lang_en]

[lang_nl]Vandaag alweer de laatste rondes van Corus 2008. De C-groep begon om 11.30 uur en A en B om 12.30 uur. Onder andere Carlsen-Radjabov, Anand-Kramnik en Caruana-Negi op het programma. Interviews Movsesian & Caruana toegevoegd[/lang_nl][lang_en]Today already the last round of Corus 2008. The C group began at 11:30 CET and A and B one hour later. Pairings include Carlsen-Radjabov, Anand-Kramnik and Caruana-Negi. Interviews Movsesian & Caruana added[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Negi kan nog gelijk komen met Caruana, maar dat moet hij wel met zwart winnen van de Italiaan.[/lang_nl][lang_en]Negi can still end shared first with Caruana, but for this he has to beat the Italian with Black.[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]Hier een interview met het grote Italiaanse talent, kampioen van zijn land en gedoodverfde winnaar van groep C, Fabiano Caruana[/lang_nl][lang_en]Here's an interview with the great Italian talent, champion of his country and expected winner of group C, Fabiano Caruana:[/lang_en]

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Update 14:34

[lang_nl]Topalov en Adams zijn klaar in Wijk aan Zee. Het ging nergens meer om en de Bulgaar had weinig behoefte om er echt voor te gaan. Misschien had het te maken met het feit dat we hem gisteravond tot in de kleine uurtjes in Sonnevanck zagen. Anand-Kramnik is natuurlijk een voorproefje op de grote match in oktober. Ze volgden Svidler-Kramnik, Mexico 2007, totdat zwart een nieuwtje bracht met 23...hxg4. Vishy was blijkbaar toch niet zo zeker over het pionoffer en herhaalde zetten, maar Vladimir lijkt nu voor de winst te gaan.

In Ivanchuk-Van Wely, Leko-Mamedyarov en Gelfand-Eljanov gebeurt nog weinig; Polgar en Aronian smeten in no-time 27 zetjes Marshall-theorie op het bord. 27...Te5 was nieuw ten opzichte van Nakamura-Aronian, Gibraltar 2005, en het eindspel ziet er remiseachtig uit. Daarom is Carlsen-Radjabov van groot belang, want Magnus lijkt zo met wit voor de ongedeelde toernooiwinst te gaan.

Movsesian speelde snel remise en heeft zo de overwinning in groep B opge?ɬ´ist. Hier een interview met hem.[/lang_nl][lang_en]Topalov and Adams have finished their tournament. There was not much to play for and the Bulgarian didn't act too agressively. Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that he was enjoying himself in hotel/cafe Sonnevanck until late last night. Anand-Kramnik is a prelude to their October match of course. They followed Svidler-Kramnik, Mexico 2007, until Black brought a novelty with 23...hxg4. Vishy apparently wasn't so sure about the pawn sac and repeated moves, but now Vladimir seems to be going for the win.

In Ivanchuk-Van Wely, Leko-Mamedyarov and Gelfand-Eljanov not much is happening yet; Polgar & Aronian smashed 27 moves of Marshall theory onto the board in no time. 27...Re5 was new compared to Nakamura-Aronian, Gibraltar 2005, and the ending looks drawish. This means Carlsen-Radjabov is very important, because Magnus might be going for a clear tournament victory today.

Movsesian drew quickly and thus secured his tournament victory in group B. Here's an interview with him.[/lang_en]

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Update 16:32h

[lang_nl]Er zijn al veel remises gevallen, zoals gebruikelijk in laatste rondes. Om te beginnen Polgar-Aronian, dus de ogen zijn nu gericht op de Wonderboy. Na de tijdcontrole lijkt Carlsen een kleine plus te hebben tegen Radjabov, dus wie weet... Leko sloot zijn toernooi winnend af tegen een dit jaar tegenvallende Mamedyarov. Die kwam niet lekker uit de opening en toen hij ook nog de enige zet 22...Pe5 miste, was het al geen houden meer aan. Van Wely kwam in de problemen tegen Chucky maar schwindelde zich er mooi uit. Anand-Kramnik is eigenlijk weinig veranderd: wit heeft een pionnetje minder maar wel veel druk op de zwarte koning.

Caruana gaat winnen van Negi en zo een bijzonder overtuigende toernooizege neerzetten. Hij schijnt ergens tijdens het toernooi gezegd te hebben dat hij wil proberen volgend jaar in A te spelen... Reinderman, die zich via Cultural Village plaatste, is knap de beste Nederlander geworden en plaatst zich ook voor B.[/lang_nl][lang_en]Many games ended in draws already, as always in these last rounds. One of them was Polgar-Aronian, and so all eyes are focused on the Wonderboy. After the time control, Carlsen seems to have a tiny edge against Radjabov, so who knows... Leko finished his tournament with a victory against Mamedyarov, who disappointed this year. Out of the opening Black got some troubles and after he missed 22...Ne5, it was over already. Van Wely also got into trouble but he did manage to schwindle against Chucky. Anand-Kramnik hasn't changed that much; White is a pawn down but has strong pressure on the black kingside.

Caruana is beating Negi and so he's won the C tournament most convincingly. At some point he said he wanted to try for group A next year... Reinderman, who qualified via the Cultural Village Tournament, became best Dutchman and also secured promotion to B.[/lang_en]

Update 18:06h

[lang_nl]Anand-Kramnik is al drie kwartier de allerlaatste partij die nog bezig is. Kramniks koning kwam steeds meer op de tocht te staan en Anand ging ook nog eens twee pionnen ophalen op de damevleugel - kortom, Vishy stond gewonnen... totdat hij 51.Td1! miste, wat de engines gewonnen voor wit achten. Wil hij het te mooi doen?[/lang_nl][lang_en]Already for about three quarters of an hour, Anand-Kramnik is the last game that's still not over yet. Kramnik's king got more and more into trouble, and Anand could even grab two pawns on the queenside - in short: Vishy was winning... until he missed 51.Rd1!, which is winning according to the engines. Did he try too much to end the game in style?[/lang_en]

Update 20:20h

[lang_nl]Inderdaad kon Anand het niet meer winnen en zo zijn Aronian en Carlsen de winnaars van het 70e Corus Chess Tournament. Omdat het onderlinge resultaat remise was, bepaalden SB-punten dat Aronian de eerste uitnodiging ontvangt voor het Grand Slam-toernooi in Bilbao in september. Hierover meer in de persconferentie van Aronian en Carlsen, die later vanavond (vannacht?) online wordt gezet.[/lang_nl][lang_en]Anand couldn't win it anymore, and so Aronian and Carlsen are joint winners of the 70th Corus Chess Tournament. Because their individual game was a draw, SB points declared Aronian the winner and he received the first invitation for the Grand Slam Tournament in Bilbao in september. More about this in Aronian and Carlsen's press conference, which will be put online later tonight.[/lang_en]

[lang_nl]We hebben weer alle partijen van vandaag:[/lang_nl][lang_en]All games from today:[/lang_en]


[lang_nl]Ronde 13[/lang_nl][lang_en]Round 13[/lang_en]

Grandmastergroup A

V. Ivanchuk - L. van Wely ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
J. Polgar - L. Aronian ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
V. Topalov - M. Adams ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
B. Gelfand - P. Eljanov 1-0
P. Leko - S. Mamedyarov 1-0
M. Carlsen - T. Radjabov ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
V. Anand - V. Kramnik

Grandmastergroup B

I. Nepomniachtchi - N. Short ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
E. L'Ami - J. Smeets ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
H. Koneru - S. Movsesian ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
G. Sargissian - W. Spoelman
I. Cheparinov - D. Stellwagen 1-0
M. Krasenkow - Y. Hou ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
E. Bacrot - P. Harikrishna ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?

Grandmastergroup C

D. Ruijgrok - I. Krush
Reinderman - Van der Werf ?Ǭ?-?Ǭ?
E. Grivas - Z. Peng 1-0
F. Caruana - P. Negi 1-0
P. Carlsson - F. Nijboer 1-0
A. Braun - A. Ushenina 1-0
J. van der Wiel - S. Li 1-0



[lang_nl]Compleet schema + resultaten »[/lang_nl][lang_en]Complete schedule + results »[/lang_en]

Anand - Kramnik Carlsen-Radjabov
Topalov-Adams Caruana-Negi
Bacrot Negi


[lang_nl]Externe links:

  • Toernooiwebsite
  • Macauley's videos
  • Live webcommentaar Chessdom
  • Webcommentaar Chesspro (Russisch)
  • Foto's van de offici?ɬ´le toernooifotograaf Fred Lucas
  • Foto's van Frits Agterdenbos (ChessVista)
  • PGN A-groep, B-groep & C-groep

[/lang_nl][lang_en]External links:

  • Tournament website
  • Macauley's videos
  • Live web commentary (Chessdom)
  • Web commentary Chesspro (Russian)
  • Photos by the official tournament photographer Fred Lucas
  • Photos by Frits Agterdenbos (ChessVista)
  • PGN A group, B group & C group

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gaidzag magdassian from switzerland's picture

when Aronian won against Gelfand,my honest person predicted that he,Aronian,the greatest living armenian grandmaster should win the tournament .I was right.

aivazian's picture

Nationality...
why is it important ? only to distinguish who hates who...
Let's wish the world to be a bit different, but thats how it is by now.
--
Congrats to Levon, Magnus and Serguey from an armenian amateur chessplayer.

Levon was criticised for beeing bad in opennings. Perhaps there is a little work done, and here is the reward....

Shat shnorhakal em dzer haghtanaki hamar.
??ï¬??ñ‚Ǩ?ï¬ß?ñ‚Äû!!!

Wolf Gray's picture

Once more. Every boy has a p...is. Every girl has a v...na. Looking at these things it's very hard to find out what nationality they are. Why it's so important for you?

napred's picture

It's not a matter of nationalism: simply it's very important the presence of a strong GM to develop the chess movement in our country and surely Fabiano is going to join the chess ?ɬ©lite in a short time...

Wolf Gray's picture

I hope this diamond is going to grow up with a help of his family. No managers, please.

abdul ismail oladunjoye's picture

I am really happy with Kramnik performance for sometime now! he is a genius and he should always demonstrate that at all time in grade A competitions.

I respect Anands he plays wonderful and marvelous games. he always remind me of GARY KASPAROV.

I love Aronian games, he's a master.

Carlsen, Radjabov should keep it up! there perfomance is encouraging especilly the impact it has on young players. It's not about age but what you can offer the CHESS WORILD.

from
abdul IO
Lagos, Nigeria

Lajos Arpad's picture

I think we should remember the history of our ancestors, because that is our culture. A man without a past doesn't have a future. This means we should acknowledge our nation and respect the others too.
I'm proud that L?ɬ©k?ɬ? had +1 in the tournament and sorry for Polg?ɬ°r's -1, although i know Aronian and Carlsen played better in this tournament. I was rooting for the hungarian players.

theunde groot's picture

Exactly, why lay stress on nationality; it's not so important
"Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule." Friedrich Nietzsche
Great tournament Aronian was the best and Carlsen the luckiest, but
"Luck is what you have left over after you give 100 percent"

Kent's picture

Aronian is really superb !!! Just to remind he also won Corus and Linares tournaments in 2007 !!!

Partidas comentadas's picture

Felicidades a Aronian y Carlsen por su juego.
Gracias a Chessvibes por su cobertura.
?ǬøNos vemos en Linares?

Zoizo's picture

Ya Vaselin is not a bad guy... Just a bad engineer; he invented the Soviet "Tupalov" airplane. He has got a brain that's a little crooked....
No wonder... his chess - planes crash so easily.
Funny, both Vaselin and the Tupalov plane got noses that tend to dip... (remember the Paris air show crash!).

Ron's picture

Right, After Td1 Kramnik would sac the queen.

Visser's picture

Im sorry to burst your bubble, but to my knowledge Movsesian is not Armenian.

garrino's picture

Yes Caruana is born in America, but he is italian too.
Grazie Fabiano per il tuo talento et buona fortuna!

Theo's picture

Is Magnus now the winner of Corus 2008? After his draw with Radjabov, what is now the final standing? Is Aronian the winner or is it Carlsen?

Marco Pix's picture

Congratulations Fabiano, I like your Capablanca-like clean style. You still have a long way to go to be able to compete with the best, but with a lot of study and patience you'll eventually get there. Please take your time, don't rush. I say next year group B, in two years group A... Cheers!

Vak's picture

Congratulations 2 Armenian squadron - Aronian and Movsesian! And 2 our little Magnus!

We Are The Champions My Friends

~~~~'s picture

"... totdat Kramnik een nieuwtje speelde met 23... hxg4."

Wolf Gray's picture

Did you expect such a tigers' fight?

Visser's picture

Nice picture of Topalov shaking the hand of Adams.
If I see that , I find it hard to believe Veselin is a bad guy.

napred's picture

Grande Caruana!!! Gioca per vincere (e vince!) anche quando potrebbe bastare una patta. Orgoglio di tutti gli scacchisti italiani!

arkansaw's picture

I just realized nobody has talked about Aronian's girlfriend....she didn't follow him to Corus 2008?

Ben's picture

"Anand-Kramnik is natuurlijk een voorproefje op de grote match in oktober. volgde Svidler-Kramnik, Mexico 2007, totdat Kramnik ..."

En verder?

BSN's picture

In the Anand-Kramnik game, if 51. Rd1, what about 51. ...Qxd2 52. Rxd2 Rh1+ 53. Rd1 Bf4+ 54. Kb2 Rxd1...? White is in a bit of trouble now. (This line was suggested on www.chesspro.ru)

Garrick's picture

Fabiano sounds more american than Italian to me!!!

peter's picture

Movsesian is a Armenian. He just live in Czech republic and play for Slovakia (he is a citizen of Slovak Republic).

p.

Ara Aroian's picture

Congratulation Aronian you are the highest like Ararat .
Congratulation to Movsesian too. Aprek !!
your Aroian from Sweden

~~~~'s picture

Yeah Movsesian is just another Armenian born in Georgia who lives in the Czech Republic and plays for Slovakia. What's confusing about that?

Wolf Gray's picture

Why the question about nationality is so important/

saverio's picture

Tutti fanno i loro calcoli e invece FABIANO CARUANA gioca sempre per vincere. Grandissimo!!!! Non cambiare mai. Grazie. Speriamo che tu ci faccia divertire ancora molto.
sa'

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